Third person PoV
To cure her boredom Corinne has began painting again she hasn't painted for a while due to not being motivated enough.After the whole situation with Buckingham yesterday she has been doing everything to avoid him since he'll be staying here till he goes back to England.
Jars of oil paint are strewn across the table by Corinne side as she swirls her paintbrush in a glass jar of water,a canvas is positioned on an easel in front of her with faint charcoal lines on it.Once the brush is damp she dabs it in a blob of blue paint she starts painting a blue sea she mixes some black in it making it darker,she focuses making waves with white paint with her tongue just poking out between her lips,her dark curly hair is piled on top of head with strands of curls sticking out and framing her face and tickling the back of her neck.
Soon paint is all over hands and her shirt there's some flecks of it on her cheeks,making it look like she has more freckles than she already has.The jar of water is a mucky colour by the time she's finished,there's different mixtures of colours being blended together on her palette.The door to her bedroom is opened as Arabella comes in she walks over to the bed and plops herself down at the foot of it "Treville's downstairs"she states flicking some lint off of the skirt of her mauve pink dress,Corinne stops painting to look over her shoulder her eyebrows knitted together "why?"she asks turning back to put her paintbrush in the jar of water swirling it around to clean off the paint "he's here to see the king I assume but Buckingham is also with them as-well so god knows what they talking about"Arabella states she smoothes the skirt of her dress before she gets off the bed to walk over to Corinne she stands beside her looking at near finished painting "you're painting again I see"she points out she crosses her arms tilting her head to the side assessing the painting confused to what it is,Corinne snorts out a laugh seeing the look on her friends face "it's a sea landscape,I used the oil paints"Corinne explains to soothe Arabella's confusion she makes a 'oh' sound her head stops tilting.
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A yawn leaves Corinne's lips as she walks towards the dining room her stomach growls she skims her hand over her stomach,feeling the nearly two month bump above her nightgown,her damp hair is plaited in a French braid to make her curls more defined.When she enters the dining room she lets out a content hum as she smells the Luscious scent of warm food wafting towards her "she finally decides to join us"a feminine voice says from the table which makes Corinne freeze she walks closer to the table,her joyful mood is ruined when she sees who the voice came from "mother I thought you wouldn't here for another few weeks"Corinne says surprised to see her mother sat on the opposite side of the table to where Corinne is standing,she subtly twists the ring on her finger and sends a glare to Louis who sends her a sympathetic grin "I thought I'd come early to oversee what happens with Richelieu and this Prince I've been hearing about from your brother"Marié states picking at her food Corinne sits next to Anne "and I wanted to hear about this rumour that's been going around,Louis wouldn't tell me but you will won't you?"she asks Corinne's hand stops mid way as she goes to lift her fork up to her mouth,her stomach fills with anxiety she looks at Anne then at Louis,she feigns a face of confusion as she lowers the fork "I don't know what you're talking about"Corinne says she makes sure that hand with her ring is hidden from her mother's sight.
Marié looks at her oldest child with her glass of red wine in her hand,she could sense the nervousness in the air from all three of them especially Corinne "you know what I'm talking about child so don't bother lying to me"she says with a slight bite to her tone Corinne looks at Louis with pleading eyes to get him to change the subject,but he knows not to anger his mother further he gives her another sympathetic look "so is it true then about this musketeer and you?"Marié questions she looks at Corinne over the rim of her glass sipping on her wine,there is no way to avoid the question so Corinne just sighs she continues to eat her supper "I don't know where you've heard that because it isn't true,though I was being taught sword fighting by a musketeer that might've been why rumours are circulating"Corinne lies right through her teeth she takes a sip of her glass of water "you know how people like to gossip"she says placing the glass down Anne side glances her as she silently eats her food.
The tension is thick as they all silently eat,Louis keeps looking between his sister and his mother waiting for someone to snap first "I saw Nicolas a few days ago"Marié states now Anne and Louis both look at Corinne who is contently finishing her dinner she looks at her mother "and?"she gestures for her mother to carry on not taking her eyes off her plate as she waits for her mother to speak "if the rumours are false that gives you and Nicolas a chance to reconcile,he seemed so apologetic about what he had done in the past you should at least hear him out"she says with a grin Corinne nearly chokes on her food she grimaced as she sallows,her face hardens as she looks at her mother "I wouldn't touch Nicolas with a long wooden stick no matter what he tells you"Corinne hisses she couldn't help but find it amusing that the spot where her mother is seated is the same spot Athos fucked her the day before he left "it's a shame then,I've already invited him to palace for Christmas I know he was here last time but he has no plans"Marié says the second the words leave her mouth Corinne stands up abruptly she's glad that her bump isn't that noticeable yet,she doesn't say anything as she storms out of the room slamming the door shut behind her.Both Louis and Anne glare at Marié who is totally oblivious to realise what she's said.
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The sound of loud knocking on Louis and Anne's bedroom door startles them both,they look at each other confused as Louis gets up to walk over to the door he opens it "I hate her"Corinne snaps as she rushes in the second it's open Anne sighs going back to getting ready for bed,Louis shuts the door behind Corinne he turns to his sister "she's an utter bitch,she doesn't have a right to invite people here!"she rants she crossed her arms a snarl on her face,Louis sighs he sits next to Anne at her vanity table "I'm sure if you tell mother about Athos she'll uninvite him"Louis says Corinne shakes her head she drags a hand down her face letting out a scoff "sure I could,imagine the conversation 'yes mother I am courting a musketeer I'm even carrying his child and I'm engaged to him aswell' she will literally murder me"she says with a sarcastic smile and voice,Louis rolls his eyes while Anne chuckles to herself "I'm happy without her knowing and I'll be more happier when she leaves"Corinne states sitting down the rectangular ottoman at the foot of the bed,Anne turns so she's facing Corinne she looks at her sympathetically she puts her hairbrush down "I'm with Louis on this one you should tell her,even if she's angry at first"Anne states Corinne looks at horrified she wished that other people saw how Marie treats Corinne,especially when she was younger.
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Somewhere in Paris Aramis,Porthos and D'artagnan are sat around a table in a pub somewhere drinking and playing cards;Porthos is currently winning "do you think we should go check on Corinne tomorrow?"D'artagnan asks Aramis looks at him confused wondering why he would ask such a question,Porthos looks at him from his cards "I'm already going to see her tomorrow morning,I promised Athos that I would keep her in the loop of things"Porthos states he looks back at his cards he looks around at the table waiting for D'artagnan's turn "I'm sure she's alright"Aramis says looking at the card D'artagnan put down he grabs his cup of whiskey,Porthos makes a 'aha' sound as he puts his cards down showing that he's won the game "that's bullshit you cheated!"Aramis states as he leans back in his chair throwing his cards on the table Porthos just smirks at him "I win fair in square"he says proudly Aramis mocks him before getting up to get another round of drinks muttering 'unbelievable' to himself "did you actually cheat?"D'artagnan asks looking at Porthos who pretends to look offended he collects all the cards to reshuffle them "obviously,but don't tell him that"he says while chuckling once he's shuffled the cards he spilts them so each person has an even number.
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We will see Athos again in the next chapter so keep reading
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Forbidden love
FanfictionCorinne is the princess of France,she was in line to be Queen but with not wanting to have that kind of responsibility,she gave the crown to her younger brother Louis when she turned sixteen. Now 24 years of age she decides to take up sword lessons...
